River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-24
FEEDING LIVE STOCK.
the Method Adopted by Successful New
England Farmer.

England Farmer.
On nearly every farm there is to be
'ound hay, straw, corn fodder and
,ther things which do not find ready
ale. These folders are deficient in
he albuminoids. II we try to feed
roung growing animal of five hundred
pounds weight ON meadow hay alone
We should have to feed him 375 pounds
day to supply the needed flesh-iorm-
no substance, while we should be
ieeding an excess Of six pounds Of
carbohydrates, which would be worse
han wasted, taxing the digestive or
gans to do an amount Of work of no
benefit.
Clover, Hungarian. bean vines. and
he beans themselves are, as rule,
Over-supplied with flcsh-forming ele-
nents. and oftentimes good results
may be obtained by mixture of these
.wo kinds of fodder. j would advise
every farmer TO grow all the Hunga-
Ran and clover possible for home feed
ng. Shorts are peculiarly adapted
Tor milch cows, as they contain a large
amount Of phosphate. They are bet
ter than mill feed or middlings Cows
some times gnaw old boards and bones
on account of lack OF phosphate in
their food. A ration of shorts daily
FOR few weeks viii entirely stop this
habit.
Manure il more or less valuable in
exact ratio to the kind OF food and the
animal that produces il. Young graz
ing cattle fed on cheap hay and no
grain make very poor manure. From
mich cows fed in liberal manner
and often on heavy grain rations, a
good amount Of rich manure is OBJ
tanned. All of our cheap folders are
of little value for manure. Thus ton
of oat-straw is worth but So so. while
linseed and cottonseed are valued at
800 10 S25 a ton. Hence we see it is
well to look at this feature of the case
before buying our supply of grain.
Care of stock has much to do with
the result. Study them closely, see
what they require. and use common
sense in supplying it. Fed only at
regular times, and two feeds day is
better than three. 1t is the nature of
our neat stock TO eat large quantities
of food very rapidly. and then to lie
down and remasticate it. have fol-
lowed this method for the past five
seasons, and to much benefit.
Iwould water directly after they are
done eating, as they will drink better
at this time; although those who. like
myself. feed ensilage, will find that
once day will be as often as they
will drink. If you compel your stock
20 drink water down to freezing, you
must remember that enough food must
be consumed to warm this water o
blood heat, and as a COW will often
drink ten or twelve gallons day,
which must all be raised from tem-
perature of thirty-two degrees up to
nine weight degrees, we see what a
quantity Of food will be required. This
also applies to cold stables II your
cows slack up during a cold spell. it is
due to the fact that the food has been
used 10 keep up the temperature of the
animal.
The grinding of ten bushels of corn
on the ear costs IS cents, and It would
shell out five bushels, which can have
ground for 80 cents. pay As cents
for grinding so pounds of cobs, or
S11 25 per ton. which is too much 1t
is claimed that cob meal is as good as
the clear meal. Perhaps it is. but the
cobs are not worth more thansSS ton,
and are less than one-fourth the weight
of the meal. / think the effect Is most
mechanical, and that as good results
may be obtained by mixture ofshorts
or other bulky feed.
have adopted this plan: To mix.
ture of eight bushels of corn and -four
of oats ground together, l put 200
pounds of shorts and 200 pounds OF
cottonseed meal. which are thorough
" mixed. BY this method the meal is
divided up and it is better to feed,
especially if you depend on help who
would rs soon feed one COW all sh orts
and another clear cottonseed as to
give the proper amount of each. M
Z. Farmer.